Pawling man gets up to 3 years in prison for fatal crash

Christopher Osborne, Jr., of Pawling was arrested on Aug. 7, 2017, after an indictment charged him with driving while impaired by drugs in a fatal 2015 crash in Patterson.(Photo: New York State Police)

Osborne was sentenced in Putnam County Court on April 17, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy said. The Pawling resident has been held at the Putnam County jail since April 17 but should be taken to a state prison soon, Tendy said.

Osborne's lawyer, Kevin MacKay, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Osborne was arrested on Aug. 7, 2017, after a grand jury indicted him on several charges. Authorities have not said why it took so long to charge him in the case.

State police said after Osborne's arrest that he had been evaluated by a drug recognition expert after the crash, and that a blood test revealed morphine in his system.

Riccobon and her husband, Mario Riccobon, had been driving south on Route 22 in a 2015 Subaru Forester, police said. Osborne had been driving north in a 2003 GMC pickup truck when he crossed the double yellow lines and smashed into the Forester around 3:55 p.m., just north of Route 311, police said.

Jean Riccobon died at the scene, while her husband, who was driving the Forester, was treated at Danbury Hospital for serious injuries, police said. Osborne had minor injuries, police said.